Telephone support



Sept. 5, 1950 A. G. HARRIS TELEPHONE SUPPORT Filed 001;. 3, 1946 Wm I MIPatented Sept. 5,1950

TELEPHONE SUPPORT Alexander G. Harris, Bloomfield, N. J. ApplicationOctober 3, 1946; Serial No. 701,020

' 3 Claims. 1

This invention relates to improvements in telephone supports.

I In using telephones, especially for frequent us eand forconversationsof long duration, the holding of the phone manually becomesa tedious act, and decreases ones efiiciency.

LA further object of the invention is to provide a device of thecharacter described which may be conveniently secured to and removedfrom a telephone, which may be economically menu factured, and which ispractically indestructible in use.

Embodiments of structures employing mymvention are shownin theaccompanying drawings 'and described in detail in the ensuing specfication. Such embodiments are merely by way of u example; the inventionis not limited thereto but includes all other forms which would comewithin the scope of the appended claims. In the drawings,

. Fig. 1 is a port embodying the invention,

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view thereof, taken on line 22 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the position in which thedevice otmy invention is secured to a telephone, the latter being shownfragmentarily and in dotted lines,

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modification of the invention,

Fig. 5 is a side elevational view of another modified form of theinvention,

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary, medial vertical sectional view thereof.

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view, taken on line 'I--'l of Fig. 5,

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary, elevational view of another modification of theinvention, and

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the arm segment adapted to be used inconnection with the said modification.

As shown in the drawings, the telephone support of my inventioncomprises a member it of generally flat form and of ovate externaloutline having opposed spaced arms I! and I2 which define therebetweenan ovate recess l3 which is partly closed by the inturned free ends I4and 15 of said arms. The ovate recess is preferably provided with aresilient lining N5 of rubber or similar material. The support It isprovided, at the end thereof remote from the ends top plan View of atelephone sup-. 4

in Fig. 3.

2 of the arms, with a depending stud ll; prefer; ably secured thereto atright angles to the general longitudinal axis or plane of the supportit, and preferably of generally triangular out.- line.

In the drawing, a single, anchoring depending stud I! is shown; however,if desired, a plurality of such studs may be, provided, either in theform of separate units or in the form of acontinuousv extension of studH.

In the forms of invention shown in Figs. 4-8 the end of one of thearms'of the support ll! comprises an arm segment yieldably securedthereto by spring means in such manner that the segment is normallyspring urged into-position to constitute the inturned end of said arm tocooperate with the inturned end of the other arm in holding the supportIll on the phone asshown The segment and arm are provided withcomplementary interengaging means to assure proper registration of saidparts. The segment may be readily manually displaced against the tensionof the spring means for facility in initially snapping the holder overthe neck Not the phone or in removing the same therefrom. Whenthesegment is displaced against-the tension of the spring means, the armto which the segment is secured has no inturned end. Thus the recess- I3is widened and the holder may be readily snapped over the neck N of thephone, the segment then moving into normal postion to constitute theinturned end of said arm and to latch the holder onto the phone,responsive to the spring tension.

In the form shown in Fig. 4, the segment I8 is provided with anelongated finger l9 and is pivoted as at 20 to the bifurcated extension2| of the arm l2. The spring 22 bears against the end of the elongatedfinger IE! to pivotally urge the segment l8 into the position in whichthe same defines the inturned end of the arm l8. The free end of finger59 engages the lining IE or other stop means to assure registration ofse ment I8 in position to normally define the inturned end of the arm.

In the form shown in Fig. 5, the segment 23 is slidably arranged in arecess 24 in the arm [2, and is provided with a stem 25 through whichthe pin 26 passes. Spring 28, positioned within the arm l2, bearsagainst the end of the stem 25 to normally urge the segment 23 intoposition to define the inturned end of the arm [2. Pin 26 is receivedwithin slots 2'! in the arm l2 to assure registration of segment 23 inposition to normally define the inturned end of the arm.

In the form of invention shown in Figs. 8 and 9,

one of the arms-for example, the arm I2 01 the "support III, ispreferably shortened and is completed by yieidably securing an armsegment 29 thereto by means of a spring 30, the opposite ends of thelatter being fixed to the shortened arm and segment by any desired orconvenient securing means 3|, 32. The shortened arm l2 and the armsegment 29 are preferablyprovided with cmnplementary :interengagingregistering means, such as recess 33 and the boss 34, whereby the armsegment 29 will normally complement the shortened arm I2 to complete thesame and constitute the end thereof.

The spring 30 is preferably providedwith side flanges 35 and with aslitted orotherwise weakened portion 36 to facilitate abending'thespring medially to permit moving the segment ,;29 downwardly asindicated in dotted linesinTigfitl for facility of application of thesupport to a rphone'P.

Ihe'-.smoit am is 'csecured'to -the phone i'by inesei'tiiig the neck N10f thelatter into ithe ovate "trecess H 3, sprefer abiy at a pointadjacent the receiver end of the phone, as shown in dotted-lines iinFig. 3; itnen'by sliding the support-slightly efilong the neck -N,ztowar'd the transmitter "-end mf'the phone, the "support ii I 5 islocked-on' the incereasingly iarger crossvsection of the neck -N of thephone. The resilient 'lin'ing fB in" the-ovate -rrecess fur-ther assiststhe wedg'ing action.

with? the #support positioned on the phone, the iiatter may beconveniently suspended from sthe users :shoulder, the -support "[0 beinggen- #tl'flfyfiflmfiholimfitdl position -and the-depending sa'stud 'llztproviding an "anchoring gri-p or "non- :Slieie means --which "willprevent accidental displacement of the device.

The idevicetmay be-made "from any suitable mater-ial; -it will theapparent {from -a-considera- "tion =zof the foregoing description, andan ex amination or the idreavings, that it may 'be --con weiiientlymoldedof plasticmaterials.

While I'- have show'nfin the drawings and "descr ibed in "the abovespecification, --convenient *forms of ='structur'es embodyin 'myinvention, it will be apparent from such disclosure that the lnventionis capable of many further 'modifioa- 'tions without departingfromthespirit-and scope thereof,=-as set'-forth="in-theappended claims.

Having thus described "my invention what "I claim as new and desirePatent is:

'1. A shoulder support for a hand telephone receiver-transmitter setcomprising a flat plate of generally ovate form, a generally ovateopening iormed in said plate, said opening passing completely throughthe plate and opening out through one edge thereof at oneeside .of ,the10m ggituiiinalm'xis oi'said plate-with theglongitudinal axis of theopening disposed transversely to the :lon'gitudinal axis of the plate,said plate at the point where said opening breaks the continuity "offtheedge of the plate being provided with ia pair .of.lugs extendingpartially across said opening to thereby restrict access to saidopening,= at :least 'one of said lugs being movably mounted, and springmeans urging said lug to a position restricting access to said opening,but bei'ngjyieldable againstzsaid springmeans to move to a position-topermit the entrance of "a -trans- ,mitter-Ieceiver instrument into said*opening.

;2."The structure defined "in claim .l whereiri said movably "mountedlug is pivoted axis substantially perpendicular"tothe plate; said .lugbeing provided with a taihpiece, :an'rl-ssai d spring means is:positioned to resiliently-urge-said tail- -piece to a position in whichthe: lug-restricts access to said opening.

3.The structure defined in claim -l'vlrherei n said movably mounted lugis mounted forslidirig "movement :to and "from aposition restrictingzac-.cess to said opening, and said "spring means is "positioned to urgesaid lug into itsrestrit'zting position.

to secure by Letters ALEXANDER QHARRIS.

"REFERENCES CITED The following .references are of recordi'in -file ofthis :patent:

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